Soddy Creek Gulf

Today we hiked the roadbed back to the bridge. From the bridge we hiked left and to the end where there is now a trail that connects to the Cumberland trail. We hiked to the cumberland trail and took it to the roadbed heading back to Soddy Creek. After the hike we walked back to the swimming area and spent the afternoon relaxing by the creek.

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Big Soddy Creek Gulf and CT

Today's hike started at Big Soddy Creek Gorge. When you cross the bridge we turned right and climbed the switchbacks to the Cumberland Trail and went North. We followed the Gorge to the end and climbed up to the top before turning around and back tracking. We saw wildflowers, lizzards, and water falls. 25' Lasley Falls and 17' Kai Falls.

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Big Soddy Gulf

Today's hike started at Big Soddy Gulf. We hiked to the Cumberland trail and went south to Deep Creek and then came back. We had lunch at the Big Soddy Creek bridge.

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Big Soddy Creek Gulf

Lora and I went back out to Jones Gap Road. There is a sign up now calling it Big Soddy Creek Gulf. There were lots of spring flowers out. This time we went behind the cabin and took the old road bed up the side of the Gulf. They have added some benches along the main roadbed and at the cabin. We used the cabin one for lunch.

This trail needs lots of maintenance and this was the time to take it, before it grows over for the summer. Once you get far enough up, there are some rock walls and an old foundation from the mining days. Past that you come to a water fall with an old walkway across the creek. We explored the other side of the creek and went down to the bottom of the fall. The actual road bed does not cross the creek, but goes straight up to the top of the mountain. Just as you start up off to your right is a vertical mine shaft and the foundation for the hoist. We went all the way to the top into someone's yard and then turned around and hiked back down. It was about a mile and a half hike, but all uphill one way.

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